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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Early Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1939 · page 2

Frequently one hears it said that wheat crops will not develop grain at this time of the year, but at a farm in the Dubbo district is a self-sown…

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Commercial New Season's Wool Coming Into Store Clip Should Be Good

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1939 · page 2

Shearing operations are spreading in the "early" districts and the new clip is coming into store in increasing qualities. So far as can…

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Price Of Wheat Lowest For Eight Years Few Buyers At Sydney Market Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1939 · page 1

Silo wheat was offered in Sydney to-day at 2/1¾ per bushel, including all charges, the lowest quotation for over eight years…

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Agricultural Bureau Help Needed for Wheat Farmers Parlous Position

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 3

The opinion that the wheat farmer is in a parlous position, and if something is not done by the Government to…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 5

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report Shearing operations are spreading in the "early" districts and the new clip is coming into store in…

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Sydney Wheat Market Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was weak to-day, bulk parcels being quoted at 2/1 per bushel, Sydney March basis, with bagged lots at 2/2 per…

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National Pool Proposed As Wheat Aid

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 7

Mr S. Lockhart, a former president of Victorian Wheatgrowers'…

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Wheat Market Prices Fall Again Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market again was weaker to-day and prices eased three-farthings a bushel to a new low level. Bulk parcels were, quoted at 1/10¼…

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Japan Will Buy Two-thirds Of Her Wool Imports From Australia—New Agreement Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 1

A guarantee that Japan will buy two-thirds of her total wool imports from Australia has been signed by the Consul-General for Japan, who said this would menu the purchase by Japan of approximately 200,000…

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World Wheat Problems Resignation Of International Committee Would Clarify The Position, Says Expert Deputation to Prime Minister Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 1

Mr. George Walker, leading city wheat expert, commenting on the deputation of wheat farmers next Monday to Mr. Menzies, said that the world wheat problems would start to clarify immediately if someone could only…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 5

Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby Ltd. report When it is realised that the value of our wool exports for this season declined to £37,000,000 or…

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Nose Printing Preventing Cattle Thieving

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 6

"Nose-printing" of cattle in a manner similar to the finger- printing of human beings, is now suggested by Royal Canadian…

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The Farmer His Markets Larger Wool Consumption. Conservative Optimism

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Consumption of wool in most countries has been considerably greater this year than in 1938. In Yorkshire…

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Pastoral Fat Lamb Raising Ample Feed Essential

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 12

To market a perfect lamb, good feed and plenty of it is essential at all times during the growth of the lamb. Any…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was a shade steadier to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 1/11¼ per bushel (Sydney March basis) and bagged lots at…

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Wheat Prices Record Low Level

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 9

A London message of last week says: Wheat touched the price since 1592, when sales were made at Liverpool at 3/7£d. per…

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Larger Wool Consumption Conservative Optimism

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 7

Consumption of wool in most countries has been considerably greater this year than in 1938. In Yorkshire that increase has…

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Commercial Wool Consumption Conservative Optimism

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd, reports that the consumption of wool in most countries has been considerably greater this year than in 1938…

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Oversea Wheat Position Special Weekly Report

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 8

The following report from Lindley Walker Wheat Co. Ltd. has been handed in for publication by Messrs. A Kember and Son:—…

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Comobella Stabilisation of Wheat Robertson Plan Approved

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 4

A heavy shower, accompanied by hail, passed over here last Monday afternoon. The ground was white with hail, and about 20 points of rain…

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